Bingo. You explained it. Just before I was drafted serial numbers weren't issued any longer. The Social Security number did double duty.

I noticed after I posted this subject that there is still genuine Vietnam dirt in the one I posted a photo of. I wore that one in my boot strings. The other one hung around my neck on a chain. Looks like your tag has larger letters in it, or something, to not have the religion thing on a line to its...

I remember the "Christian Name" designation growing up. Guess, that would cause an uproar if used in some official request for personal information now days, particularly if someone is definitely not Christian and takes offense. And again, who's to say you can only have first middle and la...

Recently the Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense, decided to reduce the number of religious abbreviations on dog tags. In the Christian category the Mormons were left out and that caused a ripple of consternation in high political ranks until that exclusion was replaced. Back in 19...

Just picked one off the shelf yesterday. It was this one that came to hand. Put in some batteries and off I went. It still works. Pictures came out ok. Then I got to wondering what I paid for it and looked at my spread sheet. Couldn't find it. Must have forgot to record it. Then went to ebay bought ...

I saw a post about wood plugs in the base or Enfield rifle bullets. Then I saw this video. American bullets on the Union side had metal plunger solutions in large part I learn. In the south the base was just hollow with expandable cuts in the outside rim like what I have been used to in firing my re...

Might have protected them from male workers attempting a hands on experience too.

An update on something Trump posted on his propaganda Truth Social network page. Only slightly amended.

Went to a local gun show. Was wearing my 101st hat. Guy taking $10 entrance fee said if I was retired Military I could get in free. I said l wasn't retired military, unless you count drafted for two years and let go. I told him I belong to the 101st Association and pulled out the card. No good. I co...